Nov
08
2011
2011 November Meetup
Tue (06:30 PM - 09:00 PM)
Summary
Join us this November for a evening featuring a dive into timeboxing and the Pomodoro Technique, two essential tools for improving focus and efficiency—core concepts in Agile development. Plus a technical session on Functional Programming & Scala, presented by Aaron Pritzlaff. Whether you're interested in learning the fundamentals of functional programming or learning some time management strategies that align with Agile principles, this meetup has something for everyone. Stick around afterwards for drinks at the pub to continue the conversation. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to explore new ideas and connect with fellow Agile enthusiasts!
Programme
An Introduction to Timeboxing and Pomodoro
The
Pomodoro Technique is a deceptively simple - but subtle - way of improving personal focus and concentration. Pomodoro shares much with Agile: timeboxing, iterative improvement and empiricism but is backed by psychological and biology mind science. What can Agile developers learn from Pomodoro?
Robert Burrell Donkin
Robert Burrell Donkin is an active Open Source contributor best known for work in Jakarta (now Apache) Commons and was elected a Member of the Apache Software Foundation in 2005. During the day, he designs and develops enterprise systems in Java using a mixture of agile techniques.
Functional Programming & Scala
There has been a noticeable shift recently towards functional
programming. But what is functional programming, and what does it mean for us? Is it a code style, paradigm shift, or just a popular
buzzword? Aaron will give a brief introduction into functional programming: what it is, why it is a viable alternative to object-oriented and imperative programming, and how it can be used to write simpler, decoupled and more testable software. Following this there will be a brief introduction to the Scala programming language, and why it is in fact the bees knees.
Aaron Pritzlaff
Aaron Pritzlaff has been writing object-oriented code since the mid 90s in C++, Java and .NET. He’s taken an interest in the rise of alternative JVM languages these past few years, Scala in particular. Though he’s no expert, he has written several projects in Scala, and is now a keen advocate of it as the next big language.
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